Mickey Rooney (13 August SUTS)

This post is written in conjunction with the Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and Scribe Hard on Film. Full listings for SUTS programming on Turner Classic Movies can be found HERE.

As far as I am concerned, he who is tired of Rooney is tired of life. I don't know that I would personally enjoy the company of the boyishly energetic actor, but there is nothing in this world better at getting a person out of a bad funk than a good, healthy dose of an old-fashioned Mickey Rooney flick. Toss in a Judy Garland song and dance number and you can't help but be grinning from ear to ear.

At 93 years of age, Mickey Rooney has been in the movie business for longer than any other actor, living or dead. He has co-starred with the most women, sung the most songs, danced the most dances. Although I am always pleased to see his face in more recent movies, like THE MUPPETS (2011) and NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006), I will always love his old movies best.

"And The Award Goes To... Spencer Tracy!"

Turner Classic Movies continues their celebration of Spencer Tracy this month with an evening of five of his Academy-nominated performances, today, October 15. Tracy was nominated for a total of nine Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, two of which he won (BOYS TOWN (1938) and CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS (1937)). Three of Tracy's Oscar-nominated films were directed by Stanley Kramer and will be featured on the 29th of October when TCM will air all four films on which the two collaborated. Next week will feature several of the films Tracy made with Katharine Hepburn.

BOYS TOWN (1938): 8:00 pm EST

                    Genre: biography, drama

                    Directed by: Norman Taurog

                    Written by: John Meehan, Dore Schary, Eleanor Griffin

                    Co-Starring: Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson

"There's no such thing as a bad boy."